The Cocktail Lab at Earls

THE COCKTAIL LAB at Earls Prudential

Located on the first floor at “the Pru”, The Cocktail Lab is a place to test the limits of our cocktail making and get creative. It wouldn’t be a lab without experimentation. Each week we team up with the best bartenders in Boston to showcase their creativity and experiment with new cocktails.

The Cocktail Lab’s drink menu is entirely different from that of our upper level, featuring a twist on six famous Boston classics, check out the menu below.

GUEST BARTENDERS

Please check back often as we are regularly updating and adding to our roster of featured, amazing Boston bartenders.

March’s schedule includes many favorites.

Marek Zybert

Earls Kitchen + BarResidency: Thursday, March 1

Melinda Maddox​

Earls Cocktail LabResidency: March 2, 6, 8,9,16, 20, & 23

Kate Rapin​

Blue Dragon with Miami MondayResidency: Monday, March 5

Jonathon Buonomo​

Sarma RestaurantResidency: Wednesday, March 7 & 21

Tyler Lymaer

A4cade by Area FourResidency: March 13 & 15

Josh Terrill ​

Cocktail Kingdom

Cocktail Class: Gin + Tonic (6PM - 7PM)Residency: Wednesday, March 14

Matt Conner​

Boston Shaker & Backbar

Monday, March 19

Professor Scott Schaus​

Boston University

Thursday, March 22

Glenlivet Dinner & Cocktails​

Monday, March 26

Moira Horan​

Mad River Distillery

Wednesday, March 28

BOSTON MODERN CLASSICS

In homage to Boston’s drinking history, we highlight some of Boston’s finest cocktails that made Boston famous.

Periodista

Bacardi 8 year rum, Cuaraco, apricot + fresh limeInspiration: Originally a Cuban drink enjoyed by the likes of Hemingway. The now closed Chez Henri is credited with making this a slightly enriched and dryer Boston cocktail staple

1919

Rittenhouse rye, Old Monk rum, Benedectine, sweet vermouth + mole bittersInspiration: A Manhattan variation paying homage to the Great Molasses Spill in Boston on January 5, 1919 created by Ben Sandroff while he was a bartender at Drink

Agony & Ecstasy

Del Maguay Vida Mezcal, St Germain, grapefruit, ginger + chipotle tabascoInspiration: Created by Sam Treadway of Backbar this cocktail allows the drinker to control the amount of heat with the tabasco catering to their taste

Contessa

Bombay Dry gin, Aperol, dry vermouth + lemon oilInspiration: An original and joint creation by some of Boston's most loved bartenders John Gertson and his team including Ryan McGrale and Courtney Bissonnette

Ward 8

Forty Creek Canadian whiskey, mint, grenadine + fresh lemon and orangeInspiration: Dating all the way back to Boston's Locke-Ober restaurant in 1898 this drink has stood the test of time, had restaurants named after it and is equally hated and loved

Irma la Deuce

Hendricks gin, Chartreuse, cucumber + fresh lemon and grapefruitInspiration: LUPEC (Ladies United for the Preservation of the Endangered Cocktail) created this cocktail back in 2007 and it is still delicious today